Apollo Bay Radio will broadcast this meeting live - tune in to 87.6FM.

Mon. 4th - 12.30-2pm

Marengo Rock Pool Ramble

Find out who and what lives on our rocky shores. With the help of a ranger, you will get up close and personal to discover the colourful and strange creatures that lurk in the rock pools of coastal Victoria.

Tue. 5th - 1-2.30pm

Marengo Rock Pool Ramble

Find out who and what lives on our rocky shores. With the help of a ranger, you will get

up close and personal to discover the colourful and strange creatures that lurk in the rock pools of coastal Victoria.

Wed. 6th - 10am-2pm

Wed. 6th - 2-3.30pm

Marengo Rock Pool Ramble

Find out who and what lives on our rocky shores. With the help of a ranger, you will get up close and personal to discover the colourful and strange creatures that lurk in the rock pools of coastal Victoria.

Wed. 6th - 5pm

Hole In One Challenge @ the Apollo Bay Golf Club

To finish a big day of fundraising for the Hundred Hole Hike, thanks to the Apollo Bay Golf Club, we're hosting a Hole In One competition in the evening!

Come down at 5pm for a chance to win $500 by aceing the first hole.

We're hoping to get as many people from the community down to the event.

It's $1 a shot and you can have as many goes at it as you want, with all money going to Karingal services for Acquired Brain Injury.

The committee will be running the barbecue, so get in early for a snag while there's some left, and the bar will be open until late.

Thu. 7th - Wed. 27th - 10am-4pm

Sat. 9th - 4.30pm

4 Person Ambrose Event @ the Apollo Bay Golf Club

All Apollo Bay residents and visitors are invited to a 4-person Ambrose event at the Golf Course.

For $20 a team ($5 each) we will be giving golfers another chance to win $500 on the first hole and there'll be prizes to give out thanks to generous donations from the Apollo Bay and Colac district businesses.

The event starts at 4.30 and golfers don't need to have a handicap to play.

Brian, Tim, Darren and Alex would like to thank the Apollo Bay Golf Club, local businesses and the public for helping us raise more than $1,700 last Wednesday. All money raised from these events goes towards Karingal programs for Acquired Brain Injury.

Sun. 17th - 9am-1pm

Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club

Mon. 18th - 12-1.30pm

Marengo Rock Pool Ramble

Find out who and what lives on our rocky shores. With the help of a ranger, you will get up close and personal to discover the colourful and strange creatures that lurk in the rock pools of coastal Victoria.

Tue. 19th - 12.30-2pm

Blanket Bay Rock Pool Ramble

Find out who and what lives on our rocky shores. With the help of a ranger, you will get up close and personal to discover the colourful and strange creatures that lurk in the rock pools of coastal Victoria.

Wed. 20th - 1.30-3pm

Blanket Bay Rock Pool Ramble

Find out who and what lives on our rocky shores. With the help of a ranger, you will get up close and personal to discover the colourful and strange creatures that lurk in the rock pools of coastal Victoria.

Wed. 20th - 5.30pm

Apollo Bay Radio Celebration BBQ @ Apollo Bay Sailing Club

Come and Share FM Success.

We'd like to salute the many folk in Apollo Bay who have made a contribution to our local community radio success.

So in the great Australian tradition, we're having a BBQ. The budget probably wont run to shrimp on the barbie, but there will be sausages, hamburgers, salads and a glass or two of what you fancy for toasting purposes.

The action kicks off at 5.30pm at the Sailing Club by the harbour with ANYONE and EVERYONE welcome.

This is a great opportunity to thank our community for the support over the years. Yes it has been years. It's also a chance for YOU to chat about the station, how you might like to be involved and what you might like to see us do in the future.

Even if you have other plans for dinner, please do pop by, say hi and raise a glass to our very own Community Radio station.

Fri. 22nd - 10-11am

Maits Rest Guided Walk

Rainforests are one of the most ancient ecosystems on earth. Join us to discover why rainforests are so special and some of the amazing plants and animals that exist here.

The Refuge CD Launch @ the Apollo Bay RSL

Tue. 26th - 12noon

A Day in the Bay @ the Apollo Bay Foreshore

We have partnered with the CFA and the Spirit Foundation to fundraise at this event for our neighbouring communities that have been affected by the recent bushfires.

The event is FREE but make sure you fill your pockets with gold when you come along to support this cause and other local groups who will be fundraising on the day.

We've made some last minute alterations to our entertainment at A Day in the Bay! Clare Moore will be joining Dave Graney on the foreshore in the early evening and we've had to replace The Red Austins due to unexpected events. The GREAT NEWS is that we've replaced them with BUSHWAHZEE! Yes everyone - that means bushdancing fun and games.

Sat. 13th - 8pm

Do you want to hear beautiful and technically brilliant Piano Music and in between the pieces do you want to laugh yourself silly?

Tickets $25 from Galapogos Books and Bay of Apostles.

Thu. 18th - 6.30pm

Apollo Bay Discussion Group @ the Krambruk Room, Apollo Bay HotelGuest Speaker: Thom CookesTopic: A Behind the Scenes Look at Iraq and Syria... Things are not as simple as they seem...

THOM COOKES is a multi-award winning journalist and film-maker, with long experience reporting from conflict and disaster zones. He's reported extensively from Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iraq, Jordan, the Balkans, Somalia, Cambodia, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank, and has won two Walkley Awards for International Journalism (for ABC's "Four Corners", and SBS's "Dateline").

Becoming an Iraqi policeman is statistically one of the most dangerous things you can do on the planet. But if you can make it through the first 90 days, you stand a better chance of surviving.

In 2007, when the Iraqi civil sectarian war was at its height, Thom Cookes followed a group of Iraqi policemen through their six-week training course, filming them for a documentary. Every week, scores of their colleagues were blown up or shot while on the job. Their deaths were recorded in the Western media with all the passion of a regular weather report, but behind each one was a complex personal story.

The Iraqi police are a patchwork of tribal, ethnic and regional alliances that reflects the wider fragmented Iraqi society. Their motives for joining the force and training to protect people are sometimes surprising, and trying to understand them goes a long way towards helping explain the very complicated conflict still underway in Iraq and Syria. Thom will show excerpts from the documentary, and talk about the background of the people it shows and what's happened to them.

The meeting opens at 6.30pm to allow you to place your food order and be seated by 7pm for Thom to commence. A $20 set menu is available.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

Thu. 17th - 6.30pm

The topic for this month's Discussion Group is terrorism, a subject causing much debate and anxiety in the community but one where our knowledge is limited. As Ray puts it: "Our politicians and pundits tell us we are plagued by "terrorism". But they rarely examine what it is, or the circumstances in which it is most dangerous. The result is confusion and increased unease. My aim is to demystify terrorism, by identifying both its real threats and its real limits. I focus on contemporary "Islamist" terrorism. And I note that while "Islamism" is incomprehensible apart from Islam, it is not representative of Islam -- something which is widely misunderstood because of ignorance, prejudice, and rabble-rousing."

Ray Nichols was a Wilson and Danforth Scholar at Princeton, and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. He taught at the University of California before moving to Monash University, where he was Professor and Head of the Department of Politics. He has written extensively on political ideas and action, has broadcast regularly on the ABC and Radio Singapore, and has led several community action groups.

The meeting is open from 6.30pm to allow time to order and be seated for Ray to commence at 7pm.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

One Good Day Choir - Achieving the Dream@ the Apollo Bay Community Centre, Whelan St (formerly the Senior Citzens Centre)

The Choir received a certificate of commendation from the Mental Health Commission for their work to build the Blacktown Community in 2014. The choir sing in English and Darug, their own language and have been very popular at NAIDOC Events, Sorry Day & the recent tour to Central QLD where they sang 15 times in 10 days over 4,500kms.

Now on a tour of Victoria, the Mt Druitt based Children's Choir is performing for one night only in Apollo Bay.

Thu. 21st - 6.3pm

Naomi was born in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. An early awareness of racist attitudes towards a classmate set her life course and by high school she had decided that she wanted a career where she could help people. An early non-conformist, Naomi dropped out of high school, worked as a farm hand, drove an ice-cream van and spent a couple of summers on a kibbutz in Israel before returning to study and qualifying as a social worker in the UK. She back packed through India then travelled to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in December 1984.

Travelling down the Great Ocean Road she fell in love with the hills rolling down to the beach. In 1997 her dream of living in Apollo Bay became reality when she bought a property on Killala Road.

Over the past 30 years Naomi has worked with survivors of trauma. She has been a consultant to the United Nations providing training at the duty stations in New York and Bangkok. She co-authored a trauma treatment manual and provides consultation and training to psychologists, community mental health, sexual assault centres and law firms.

Naomi is a founding member and media-spokesperson for an action group that provides pro-bono advocacy to victims of financial misconduct. Campaigning for people impacted by white-collar crime, Naomi appeared as a witness at Senate inquiries into Scrutiny of Financial Advice and Forestry Managed Investment Schemes.

Naomi, given her advocacy in financial services, put herself forward as a senate candidate with the newly formed Nick Xenophon Team and, having been preselected in December 2015, will run as a Victorian Senate candidate in the 2016 Federal election.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

Please arrive by 6.30pm to allow time to order and be seated for Naomi to commence at 7pm.

MAY 2016

Thu. 12th May - 10.30am

Morning tea will be served at 10.30am to be followed by the meeting commencing at 11am.

Sat. 14th May - Sun. 15th

GMHBA Great Ocean Road Marathon

The marathon is staged along the iconic Great Ocean Road with stunning views of the Southern Ocean.

The event will open up fundrasing to all charities on the GoFundraise Platform with the preferred charity being the Apollo Bay & District Health Foundation - so make a difference with your run and start fundraising today.

Thu. 19th May - 6.30pm

100 million years ago, Australia was joined to Antarctica. The southeastern part of the continent was well within the Antarctic Circle and experienced months of continuous darkness. The fossil evidence that dinosaurs lived in this harsh polar environment suggests that they were warm blooded, with the structure of the brain of a dinosaur found at Cape Otway indicating it was active during the polar night, rather than hibernating or migrating.

Compared with areas such as eastern Asia and western North America, the quantity of dinosaur specimens from southeastern Australia is quite small. However, there is now enough evidence to establish that the same major groups of dinosaurs well known in the Northern Hemisphere were represented in Australia. There are no dinosaurs unique to this continent as the koalas and kangaroos are today.

Polar southeastern Australia acted as both an evolutionary nursery and old folk's home with the earliest and latest known records of some major groups of vertebrates being found there. For example the youngest specimens of the group of amphibians that gave rise to reptiles, birds and mammals occur there in rocks tens of millions of years younger than any other known fossils of this type. On the other hand, some carnivorous groups found in southeastern Australia are the oldest known occurrences of them, possibly due to the unique ecology of a polar region.

The fossil evidence for these generalisations has been collected from rocks exposed on shore platforms along the Otway and South Gippsland coasts. The work has been carried out over the past 33 years by literally hundreds of volunteers who are members of the Dinosaur Dreaming project under the direction of Dr Tom Rich, Senior Curator at Museum Victoria.

Wed. 25th May - 4pm

Colac Otway Shire Council Meeting @ COPACC

JUNE 2016

Wed. 8th - Mon. 13th Jun

59th Annual June Golf Tournament

Excellent trophies for all events including Hole In One.

Please organise your partners, fill out your entry forms and return them as soon as possible to help the organisers of this major yearly event. The golf course will be closed from close of play on Sunday 5th June for preparation of the course and not open for casual play until close of play on Monday 13th June.

Sat. 11th - Mon. 13th Jun

90 Stitches Exhibition @ Arts Inc Gallery, Mechanics Hall

Textile artist Jo Maxwell loves nothing more than the challenge of transforming an idea or a basic sketch into a 3D creation to adorn the homes of local and international clients.

Don’t miss the chance to catch up with Jo at her forthcoming textile exhibition ‘90 Stitches’ in Apollo Bay over the long weekend in June.

While much of her inspiration comes from her quirky way of seeing the world and, in particular, the people in her life, Jo also turns to the past to find something new. Her fresh approach to traditional embroidery embraces techniques from a range of accumulated skills over a long career in design, dressmaking and more recently in creative surface stitchery.

Jo, who has lived much of her life in country Victoria, brings her love of nature and natural fibres to her creative work.

“I love working with natural products – cotton, silk, timber and I particularly enjoy creating pieces with linen. I like to collect, recycle and renew materials and transform them into my vision.”

For more information contact Jo Maxwell on 0408 922 850 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Thu. 16th Jun - 6.30pm

Apollo Bay is becoming increasingly aware of pollution caused by plastic waste and this month there are a number of activities being held to help the town become plastic bag free. PLASTIC POLLUTION SOLUTIONS is touring Australia and we are fortunate to have Anthony Hill as our Discussion Group speaker in June.

Although Anthony grew up by the ocean, surfing, sailing, snorkelling and fishing he had never identified himself as an environmentalist. Whilst living in Norway he learned about the extent and consequences of plastic pollution in our oceans, coastlines and waterways and realised that it couldn't be ignored.

Anthony is now a plastic pollution campaigner and travels Australia helping communities transition from single use plastic by holding school presentations, Family Trivia Nights and other events. So far he has covered over 45,000kms and held over 100 events since starting out in Sydney in September 2014.

He has combined his dream of driving around Australia with raising awareness of an issue that he is very passionate about and has forged collaborations with like-minded organisations. He will tell us about the highs and lows of working and travelling alone and turning his journey into a traveling social enterprise after running perilously low on money.

Anthony is inspired and motivated by the children of Australia and sees this issue as linked to all other environmental and even social issues now and in the future.

The meeting opens at 6.30pm to allow you to order food and be seated by 7pm for Anthony to commence. The Hotel offers a fixed price menu of $20 but you may order from the regular menu if you prefer.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

Apollo Bay Farmers Market @ The Youth Club

Wed. 20th - 6.30pm

Please contact Pip on (03) 5237 7335 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Judi on (03) 5237 6318 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further details and to register your interest in attending (for catering purposes).

Thu. 21st - 6.30pm

We welcome back Doug Gimesy who intrigued us with his topic last year - "The Power of Words". This month Doug will again enthral us with "The Power of Imagery". He will discuss why images are more powerful than words, and their importance in story telling and influencing.

Over 90% of all mental processing is visual, with images being processed 60,000 times faster than words. Images are powerful – their impact can be subliminal, they can create illusions, they can trigger emotions, and they even trigger meta‐emotions. Interestingly however, unlike words, images are normally seen to represent the truth and transcend linguistic and geographical barriers. Because of all of this, a single image, or collection of related images, can be used as a very powerful tool to help tell stories, focus perspective and influence people.

But what is it about images that make them so powerful? Why can their impact drive such a sudden rush of powerful emotions, ranging from delight to disgust, from love to hate? Come and hear why!

Doug Gimesy is the founder of the consultancy firm 'The Framing Effect' and has over 20 years of communications experience, working with multinational organisations. He is also an award winning National Geographic published conservation and wildlife photographer. He has recently been a finalist in the Big Picture Natural World Photography competition and winner of the ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year (monochrome section). In addition, Doug consults in framing communication, is lead Governor of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Australia, a fellow of the Australian Institute of Marketing and holds Masters degrees in both Bioethics and the Environment.

*Please note that due to Hotel renovations we will not meet in the Krambruk Room but at the other end of the restaurant. Enter at the main entrance and we will guide you to the new location.

The meeting will still start at 6.30pm to allow you to order food and be seated by 7pm for Doug to commence. The Hotel offers a fixed price menu of $20 but you may order from the regular menu if you prefer.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

Wed. 27th - 4pm

Colac Otway Shire Council Meeting @ COPACC

Fri. 29th- Sun. 31st

In this exhibit we celebrate some of the most rare and fragile inhabitants of the Otways through art. At the heart of the exhibition you will find a diversity of quality art genres; we feature street art, screen prints, contemporary works, and much more.

In the exhibits' program you will find music, performance, tours by both ecologists and curators, a kids’ program, and an opening with interesting intermezzos by artists, performances, and talks from ecologists in between ‘Prickly Moses’ Spotted Ale's'. All profits from the event will go to the ‘Threatened Species Research Network’ of the ‘Conservation Ecology Centre’.

PROGRAM

Lets talk about the program. On Friday Night there will be an official opening with culture bites; interesting intermezzos by artists performances and ecologist talks in between 'Prickly Moses' Spotted Ale's' and snacks by Great Ocean Ecolodge chefs. For those who look for some more background information there will be guided tours by ecologists that can tell you more about the species involved, as well tours by the curator giving more background information on the artworks. To top it off there will be a workshop for kids called "Endangered! How it happens and what we can do" by Ali Corke.

FRIDAY 29TH JULY

06:30pm - Official opening @ Arts Inc Gallery - $10

Interesting intermezzos by performances ecologist talks, and story telling by Pete Mawhinney in between Spotted Ales and snacks by Great Ocean Ecolodges' chefs.

Also available at Bay of Apostles and at the door. Limited tickets available for opening night, as well as the tours and kids program. It's wise to get them well in advance.

Sat. 30th- Sun. 31st

Apollo Bay Writers FestivalIncluding Warm Winter Words 2016

After more than twenty years of Apollo Bay's Warm Winter Words literary event, the ante has been upped to create the inaugural Apollo Bay Writers Festival.

This year's theme, 'everyone has a story', is kicked off with a Life Writing workshop facilitated by the wonderful Lee Kofman and sponsored by Writers Victoria (SOLD OUT).

Then, boosted by the Brexit vote, Apollo Bay debates the option to secede from Australia—hosted by Isobelle Carmody.

Sunday morning there are limited places for a spoken word workshop run by Hip Hop artist, Morganics.

In the afternoon the well known and loved Warm Winter Words featuring Emilie Zoey Baker, Lee Kofman and Robynne Nelson.

Sunday Afternoon Tea - from 12:30-5pm - come along and have some scones, cakes, slices and a cup of something hot. All money raised will go to Apollo Bay College - feed your brain, bellies and our Senior School playground fund.

The weekend closes with Ab Slam, Apollo Bay's first poetry slam, hosted by the international prize winning Emilie Zoey Baker.

Sun. 14th - 2pm

Come along and be entertained by our talented local musicians and celebrate our achievements over the past year.

While we await the outcomes of the Project Control Group process for the Harbour, it is most important that we stay united as a strong lobby group to continue to pursue an indoor heated pool. So please renew your memberships.

Your annual memberships are now due: only $1 renewal or $2 to join at our Community Bank.

Thu. 18th - 6.30pm

Our speaker this month is Kate Bourne, an infertility counsellor for the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA) managing the Donor Registers Service linking donor-conceived people, donors and recipient parents together. She is Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA) and a Board Member of the Fertility Society of Australia.

Kate will discuss connecting people who are genetically linked through donor conception treatment but don't know each other. For example, linking young donor conceived adults with their sperm donor, or parents who have young children who have used the same donor. This work is somewhat similar to adoption reunion although has many differences as donors can be used to assist up to ten families to have children and there has been no previous relationship between their parents. She gives many beautiful images that were part of the Donor Conception – Towards Openness Exhibition held at the Melbourne City Library last year.

Kate has been involved in the television documentaries 'Australian Story – Searching for C11' (which won a Walkley award), 'Lexie's Village' and 'Sperm Donors Anonymous'. She has written the children's book 'Sometimes it Takes Three to Make a Baby' which explains egg donation to young children, contributed to the book 'Relatedness in Assisted Reproduction,' has published in many peer review journals, and spoken at national and international conferences.

In Auckland for a workshop some years ago Kate was struck by the words of a Maori elder who talked about one's mountain and one's sea. Kate's mountain is the Grampians and her sea is Apollo Bay. She and her husband Nick bought a home in Apollo Bay in 2015. They come and stay at every chance they get and plan to retire here. They have been overwhelmed by the friendliness of the Apollo Bay community.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

* Please note that due to Hotel renovations we will not meet in the Krambruk Room but at the other end of the restaurant. Enter at the main entrance and we will guide you to the new location. The meeting will still start at 6.30pm to allow you to order food and be seated by 7pm for Kate to commence. The Hotel offers a fixed price menu of $20 but you may order from the regular menu if you prefer.

Colac Otway Shire Council Meeting @ COPACC

SEPTEMBER 2016

Thu. 1st - 7.30pm

PARMAGEDDON: an exposé of the great musical exploits of the 2016 VET music class and the culinary delights offered at the local treasure that is the Top Pub.

Featuring all-class acts including Cat Richardson, The Refuge, The Senior School String Section and Seamus Fillmore, as well as a number of all-inclusive arrangements, the night is sure to please all ears and taste-buds.

Sat. 3rd - 7.30pm

Jo Beaumont (Violin) and Julie Raines (Harp)

Because of the Apollo Bay connection of violinist Jo Beaumont, we are most fortunate to present a concert by two eminent musicians.

The violin and harp are beautifully matched as duet instruments. The program will include varied works from Rossini to modern Argentinian tango.

Jo Beaumont

Raised in Melbourne, Jo Beaumont furthered her violin studies in Italy and was appointed Deputy Leader of the Orchestra of the famous La Scala Opera House in Milan, where she also played under the greatest conductors of this era. She was also Professor of Violin at the Verdi Conservatorium of Music.

Returning to Australia in 2000, Jo became Concertmaster and Artistic Director of Orchestra Victoria. She is now a freelance violinist and artistic consultant.

Julie Raines

Julie Raines has a rich and impressive record as a harpist in Australia, Germany and the US. After leaving Melbourne, she studied at the renowned Juilliard School of Music in New York. This was followed by a long period in Germany playing in its most outstanding orchestras and under the most famous conductors of our time. Returning to Melbourne, she became the Principal Harp of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Julie began piano studies at the age of four and with a natural talent for music, progressed to the harp at eleven, learning from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's former Principal Harpist, Mr Huw Jones. At sixteen, she won first prize in Channel 10's Showcase and at seventeen was awarded first prize in ABC's Commonwealth Instrumental and Vocal Competition (now known as the Young Performers Award). She subsequently performed with all the major ABC orchestras as soloist and guest principal.

From 1971 to 1973, she studied with the renowned harpist and composer Marcel Grandjany at the Juilliard School of Music in New York and after the first year won the Juilliard Harp Competition playing Debussy's Danse sacrée et danse profane.

Moving to Germany in 1975 she was appointed Solo Harpist with the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra and State Opera, often appearing as soloist and also touring many countries including the former USSR, South America, Scotland, Switzerland, Japan and East Germany. Julie Raines was a member of the prestigious Wagner Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and was guest artist with the Berlin, Munich, Hanover and Copenhagen State Operas and the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg. She also performed on the Deutsche Gramophon recording of Brahms' Four Songs for voices, two horns and harp with the North German Radio Chorus.

Among the many notable conductors with whom she has performed are Karl Böhm, Wolfgang Sawallish, Ferdinand Leitner, Lorin Maazel, Carlos Kleiber, Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Eugene Ormandy, Carlo Maria Giulini, Rafael Kubelik, Horst Stein and Mstislav Rostropovich. For the 1986 Florence May Festival, she was selected to play the solos on the special steel-stringed Beckmesser harp in the Florence Opera production of Wagner's Die Meistersinger with Zubin Mehta conducting.

As well as her orchestral commitments, Julie was harp tutor at the Hamburg and Lübeck Universities and in 1985, was appointed Professor of Harp.

Julie returned to Melbourne in 1988 as Principal Harp in the Orchestra Victoria and to teach at The Victorian College of the Arts and The University of Melbourne. In 1994 Julie was appointed to the position of Principal Harp with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Julie retired from the MSO in 2013 to complete a light music CD and to continue freelance work and teaching.

Fri. 9th - 6.30-10pm

In celebration of Women's Health Week 2016, join us for an evening of entertainment, food and conversation. Featuring comedy from Frock Up Promotions for a humorous look at women's health as well as guest speakers with expertise to share.

Tickets: $25 from the Apollo Bay and District Bendigo Bank

Enquiries: Otway Health Reception (03) 5237 8500

Presented in partnership with Otway Health, the Apollo Bay General Practice and the Apollo Bay & District Community Bank with the support of the Apollo Bay Bakery, Craig Rippon Painting and Australian Health Industry Group.

Thu. 15th - 6.30pm

Engineering and technology's role in social, economic, cultural and humanitarian development is often overlooked although they have been instrumental in the development of humanity through the Ages. Innovation will continue to be vitally important for sustainable development, if we are not to over-consume and overheat our planet.

Tony's presentation will focus on development issues and challenges, with reference to the UN Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) and Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030), especially the reduction of poverty and hunger, promotion of sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the role of engineering and technology in achieving these goals. Tony will refer to the declining interest and enrolment of young people and women in engineering in most countries around the world, the impact this will have on development, and suggest how this may be addressed. He will also look at the need for and examples of technology for development in our part of the world, with reference to housing, water supply, sanitation, energy, food production and processing, transport, communications, employment and job creation. He will conclude with reference to what people can do to help promote engineering, technology and innovation for sustainable social, economic, cultural and humanitarian development.

Tony Marjoram worked in technology and development at the University of the South Pacific in the 1980s, then the Development Technologies Centre of Melbourne University. He joined UNESCO in 1993, at the Jakarta regional office for science and technology, then at UNESCO HQ in Paris, heading the Engineering Sciences programme from 2001-2011, after which he returned to Australia. One of his last major projects at UNESCO was to produce the UNESCO Engineering Report – the first international report on engineering, with a focus on issues and challenges for development. Tony has an abiding interest in technology and development, links with Engineers Without Borders and is a Fellow of Melbourne University, and Engineers Australia. He is a Guest Professor at Aalborg University in Denmark – a leader in problem-based learning in engineering, science and sustainability. He has a BSc in mechanical engineering, an MSc in science and technology policy and PhD on technology for development.

*Please note that due to Hotel renovations we will not meet in the Krambruk Room but at the other end of the restaurant. The meeting will still start at 6.30pm to allow you to order food and to be seated by 7pm for Tony to commence. The Hotel offers a fixed price menu of $20 but you may order from the regular menu.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

Wed. 28th - 4pm

Colac Otway Shire Council Meeting @ COPACC

Fri. 30th - 12 midday

The Otway Road Safe group usually meet the last Friday of the month in Colac. This month they will be having their meeting in Apollo Bay in the meeting room at the CFA station.

If you have a road safety issue that you would like addressed please attend.

Lunch is provided. If you would like more information contact 0409 523 771.

OCTOBER 2016

Thu. 6th - 10.30am-12noon

2016 Seniors Festival@ Apollo Bay Community Centre, 4 Whelan St

As part of the 2016 Seniors Festival U3A Apollo Bay is inviting members and others in the community in sharing the fun of learning and friendly social contact.

Our guest speaker, Ray Nichols, has provided thought provoking and stimulating discussion for U3A Apollo Bay members with courses about politics through the ages and the impact on politics today.

Ray will challenge and stimulate your thinking with his talk:

"Combatting Ignorance: How to Improve Political Discussion"

Disillusionment with mainstream politics is at record highs across the developed world. Part of this disillusionment is due to the generally low level of political discussion among politicians and media pundits. Much contemporary political discussion features the reign of ignorance: failure to become informed, failure to distinguish opinion from knowledge, and concentration on trivia, personality, and fleeting scandal. Such ignorance needs to be confronted. Refusing to confront it on the ground of "balance" merely encourages a new dark age.

Ray's presentation will be followed by morning tea and a chance to discuss this topic.

Sun. 9th - 10am-2pm

Walk and plant ID day starting at Castle Cove and walking through to Johanna Carpark.

The walk is approx. 6km - 2-4 hrs depending on the plants we find.

Bring a cut lunch as we will be stopping midway for lunch with tea & biscuits at Johanna car park on our finish.

We will need to do some car shuffling so please let Judi (03) 5237 6318 or Gary 0457 704 436 know if you plan to come.

Meet at the Castle Cove car park at 10am.

Tea, coffee, bickies supplied. BYO lunch.

All welcome.

Please contact Judi on (03) 5237 6318 or Gary on 0457 704 436 for further details and so we know how many people to expect.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF ACTIVITY (due to the landslide activity in the Wye River Area, the rainfall predictions and the road closures of parts of the Great Ocean Road) - previously Wye River Exploration & Walk.

Sat. 15th - 11am-1pm

Apollo Bay Preschool Open Day @ 69 McLachlan Street

Come along for enrolment information about our Preschool and Rostered Playgroup programs.

Thu. 20th - 6.30pm

US elections always are a circus, but this year they are a circus in a madhouse.

Why is Hillary Clinton so unpopular? How could Donald Trump become the Republican nominee -- and does this threaten to bring the "last trump" for American democracy?

Three things need to be considered. First, there are some deep changes in the American electorate, and they may have powerful effects in crucial deciding states. Second, mainstream politics is deeply disliked across much of the Western world, and for once America is not "exceptional" -- American politics has altered for the worse. Third, focusing only on the Presidency is an error: the elections for the US Senate well may determine the governing of the US.

Ray Nichols was a Woodrow Wilson and Danforth Scholar at Princeton; a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford; a Fellow of Cowell College in the University of California; and Professor and Head of the Department of Politics at Monash University. He has written extensively on political belief and action, broadcast regularly on the ABC and Radio Singapore, participated in numerous political forums and headed three community action groups.

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

*Please note that due to Hotel renovations the Krambruk Room may not be available and we may still be meeting at the other end of the restaurant. The meeting will still start at 6.30 pm to allow you to order food and to be seated by 7pm for Ray to commence. The Hotel offers a fixed price menu of $20 but you may order from the regular menu.

Sat. 29th - 9.30am-12noon

Second Sails Op Shop Bali Bargain Day@ Otway Health Car Park

Sat. 29th - 2pm

Solo Piano Recital by Estelle Shircore Barker in Geelong

KEITH HUMBLE AUDITORIUM, Aphrasia St, Geelong

There are 3 performances, by high level AMEB piano students on a beautiful grand piano, starting from 2pm with a 15 minute break between each. People can attend one, two or all three. Estelle's performance starts at 3pm.

All welcome. Free entry.

Please call Karina on 0439 675 145 for further information.

Mon. 31st - 3-7.30pm

Apollo Bay P-12 College Fete

Food & Drink, Activities, Live Music, Mobile Zoo and more...

Halloween themed!

Contact the school or Meloney Howell direct for more information or to book a stall.

Register now for some Indian Inspired Fundraising Activities at the Fete. All Monies will be donated to the students travelling to India for their community project.

Sat. 12th - 3pm

We will be presenting Grants totalling $43,510 from Health Foundation funds for the year ended 30 June 2016. We will also be acknowledging grants of $45,000 made to organisations who made a significant contribution to the successful Great Ocean Road Marathon in May this year.

Our Grants, including funding of new projects within our district, would not be possible without the support of our Members and the generous bequests left to the Health Foundation. We encourage everyone to consider making a bequest to the Apollo Bay and District Foundation to enable us to continue supporting the community, now and in the future.

We are also very pleased to advise that our Guest speaker this year is Julie Sestan, CEO Community Care Chemist.

We cordially invite you to join us at Captains at the Bay for the AGM followed by refreshments.

Away from the track Richard has completed a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University as well as a number of other qualifications. He is also an ambassador for numerous events and foundations.

Richard also spends countless hours coaching and mentoring new and developing athletes to help them achieve their dreams whatever that may be. He passionately believes and continues to try and prove that anything is possible if you have a go and dream big.

Come and hear this exceptional story!

This event is open to everybody. If you would like to attend, please contact Margaret Murphy by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (03) 5237 6640.

*We are once again meeting in the Krambruk Room. The meeting will still start at 6.30pm to allow you to order food and to be seated by 7pm for Richard to commence. The Hotel offers a fixed price menu of $20 but you may order from the regular menu. Pink boxes are placed on each table for donations. Donations are optional but all received are distributed back into the local community.

Thank you to everyone who booked promptly for last month's discussion. Thank you also to those who let me know when they could not come so that I could give the seat to others on the waiting list. Very much appreciated, Margaret.

Mon. 26th Dec- Wed. 4th Jan

The Apollo Bay Art Show is proud to be celebrating its 40th Anniversary exhibition this summer.

There are a few changes to make note of this year. To celebrate 40 years we are having a double venue show.

This year we have added 3D Sculpture and Photography to the list of mediums. This decision was made to make our show inclusive of all artists and to celebrate their varied talents in a broader range of mediums. The committee are very excited about how the show will look this year.

An opening evening will also take place on Mon. 26th Dec at Apollo Bay Community Centre from 6-8pm. Music, drinks & nibbles. ALL WELCOME. FREE ENTRY for ARTISTS.